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List all insights

Also available via the PostHog MCP server:

  • insights-list — Get all insights

DRF ViewSet mixin that gates coalesced responses behind permission checks.

The QueryCoalescingMiddleware attaches cached response data to request.META["_coalesced_response"] for followers. This mixin runs DRF's initial() (auth + permissions + throttling) before returning the cached response, ensuring the request is authorized.

Required API key scopes

insight:read

Query parameters

  • basic
    boolean
  • created_by
    string
  • created_date_from
    string
  • created_date_to
    string
  • dashboards
    string
  • date_from
    string
  • date_to
    string
  • favorited
    boolean
  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"
  • include_dashboards
    boolean
  • insight
    string
    One of: "FUNNELS""JOURNEYS""JSON""LIFECYCLE""PATHS""RETENTION""SQL""STICKINESS""TRENDS"
  • last_viewed_date_from
    string
  • last_viewed_date_to
    string
  • limit
    integer
  • offset
    integer
  • refresh
    string
    Default: force_cache
    One of: "async""async_except_on_cache_miss""blocking""force_async""force_blocking""force_cache""lazy_async"
  • saved
    boolean
  • search
    string
  • short_id
    string
  • tags
    string
  • user
    boolean

Response


Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/insights
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "count": 123,
  "next": "http://api.example.org/accounts/?offset=400&limit=100",
  "previous": "http://api.example.org/accounts/?offset=200&limit=100",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "short_id": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "derived_name": "string",
      "query": {
        "embedded": null,
        "full": null,
        "hidePersonsModal": null,
        "hideTooltipOnScroll": null,
        "kind": "InsightVizNode",
        "showCorrelationTable": null,
        "showFilters": null,
        "showHeader": null,
        "showLastComputation": null,
        "showLastComputationRefresh": null,
        "showResults": null,
        "showTable": null,
        "source": {
          "aggregation_group_type_index": null,
          "breakdownFilter": null,
          "calendarHeatmapFilter": null,
          "compareFilter": null,
          "conversionGoal": null,
          "dataColorTheme": null,
          "dateRange": null,
          "filterTestAccounts": false,
          "interval": "day",
          "kind": "TrendsQuery",
          "modifiers": null,
          "properties": [],
          "response": null,
          "samplingFactor": null,
          "series": [
            {
              "custom_name": null,
              "event": null,
              "fixedProperties": null,
              "kind": "EventsNode",
              "limit": null,
              "math": null,
              "math_group_type_index": null,
              "math_hogql": null,
              "math_multiplier": null,
              "math_property": null,
              "math_property_revenue_currency": null,
              "math_property_type": null,
              "name": null,
              "optionalInFunnel": null,
              "orderBy": null,
              "properties": null,
              "response": null,
              "version": null
            }
          ],
          "tags": null,
          "trendsFilter": null,
          "version": null
        },
        "suppressSessionAnalysisWarning": null,
        "version": null,
        "vizSpecificOptions": null
      },
      "order": -2147483648,
      "deleted": true,
      "dashboards": [
        0
      ],
      "dashboard_tiles": [
        {
          "id": 0,
          "dashboard_id": 0,
          "deleted": true
        }
      ],
      "last_refresh": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "cache_target_age": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "next_allowed_client_refresh": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "result": null,
      "hasMore": true,
      "columns": [
        "string"
      ],
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "created_by": {
        "id": 0,
        "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
        "distinct_id": "string",
        "first_name": "string",
        "last_name": "string",
        "email": "user@example.com",
        "is_email_verified": true,
        "hedgehog_config": {},
        "role_at_organization": "engineering"
      },
      "description": "string",
      "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "tags": [
        null
      ],
      "favorited": true,
      "last_modified_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "last_modified_by": {
        "id": 0,
        "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
        "distinct_id": "string",
        "first_name": "string",
        "last_name": "string",
        "email": "user@example.com",
        "is_email_verified": true,
        "hedgehog_config": {},
        "role_at_organization": "engineering"
      },
      "is_sample": true,
      "effective_restriction_level": 21,
      "effective_privilege_level": 21,
      "user_access_level": "string",
      "timezone": "string",
      "is_cached": true,
      "query_status": null,
      "hogql": "string",
      "types": [
        null
      ],
      "resolved_date_range": {
        "date_from": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
        "date_to": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
      },
      "_create_in_folder": "string",
      "alerts": [
        null
      ],
      "filter_override_context": {
        "dashboard": null,
        "tile": null,
        "overridden_dashboard": null
      },
      "last_viewed_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "search_match_type": "exact"
    }
  ]
}

Create insights

Also available via the PostHog MCP server:

  • insight-create — Create insight

DRF ViewSet mixin that gates coalesced responses behind permission checks.

The QueryCoalescingMiddleware attaches cached response data to request.META["_coalesced_response"] for followers. This mixin runs DRF's initial() (auth + permissions + throttling) before returning the cached response, ensuring the request is authorized.

Required API key scopes

insight:write

Query parameters

  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"
  • include_dashboards
    boolean

Request parameters

  • name
    stringnull
  • derived_name
    stringnull
  • query
  • order
    integernull
  • deleted
    boolean
  • dashboards
    array
  • description
    stringnull
  • tags
    array
  • favorited
    boolean
  • _create_in_folder
    string

Response


Example request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/insights
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl 
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json'\
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/\
	-d name=["string","null"]

Example response

Status 201
RESPONSE
{
  "id": 0,
  "short_id": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "derived_name": "string",
  "query": {
    "embedded": null,
    "full": null,
    "hidePersonsModal": null,
    "hideTooltipOnScroll": null,
    "kind": "InsightVizNode",
    "showCorrelationTable": null,
    "showFilters": null,
    "showHeader": null,
    "showLastComputation": null,
    "showLastComputationRefresh": null,
    "showResults": null,
    "showTable": null,
    "source": {
      "aggregation_group_type_index": null,
      "breakdownFilter": null,
      "calendarHeatmapFilter": null,
      "compareFilter": null,
      "conversionGoal": null,
      "dataColorTheme": null,
      "dateRange": null,
      "filterTestAccounts": false,
      "interval": "day",
      "kind": "TrendsQuery",
      "modifiers": null,
      "properties": [],
      "response": null,
      "samplingFactor": null,
      "series": [
        {
          "custom_name": null,
          "event": null,
          "fixedProperties": null,
          "kind": "EventsNode",
          "limit": null,
          "math": null,
          "math_group_type_index": null,
          "math_hogql": null,
          "math_multiplier": null,
          "math_property": null,
          "math_property_revenue_currency": null,
          "math_property_type": null,
          "name": null,
          "optionalInFunnel": null,
          "orderBy": null,
          "properties": null,
          "response": null,
          "version": null
        }
      ],
      "tags": null,
      "trendsFilter": null,
      "version": null
    },
    "suppressSessionAnalysisWarning": null,
    "version": null,
    "vizSpecificOptions": null
  },
  "order": -2147483648,
  "deleted": true,
  "dashboards": [
    0
  ],
  "dashboard_tiles": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "dashboard_id": 0,
      "deleted": true
    }
  ],
  "last_refresh": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "cache_target_age": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "next_allowed_client_refresh": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "result": null,
  "hasMore": true,
  "columns": [
    "string"
  ],
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": 0,
    "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
    "distinct_id": "string",
    "first_name": "string",
    "last_name": "string",
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "is_email_verified": true,
    "hedgehog_config": {},
    "role_at_organization": "engineering"
  },
  "description": "string",
  "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "tags": [
    null
  ],
  "favorited": true,
  "last_modified_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "last_modified_by": {
    "id": 0,
    "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
    "distinct_id": "string",
    "first_name": "string",
    "last_name": "string",
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "is_email_verified": true,
    "hedgehog_config": {},
    "role_at_organization": "engineering"
  },
  "is_sample": true,
  "effective_restriction_level": 21,
  "effective_privilege_level": 21,
  "user_access_level": "string",
  "timezone": "string",
  "is_cached": true,
  "query_status": null,
  "hogql": "string",
  "types": [
    null
  ],
  "resolved_date_range": {
    "date_from": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "date_to": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
  },
  "_create_in_folder": "string",
  "alerts": [
    null
  ],
  "filter_override_context": {
    "dashboard": null,
    "tile": null,
    "overridden_dashboard": null
  },
  "last_viewed_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "search_match_type": "exact"
}

List all insights sharing

Required API key scopes

sharing_configuration:read

Path parameters

  • insight_id
    integer

Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:insight_id/sharing
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:insight_id/sharing/

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "enabled": true,
  "access_token": "string",
  "settings": null,
  "password_required": true,
  "share_passwords": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "note": "string",
      "created_by_email": "string",
      "is_active": true
    }
  ],
  "user_access_level": "string"
}

Create insights sharing passwords

Create a new password for the sharing configuration.

Required API key scopes

sharing_configuration:write

Path parameters

  • insight_id
    integer

Request parameters

  • enabled
    boolean
  • settings
  • password_required
    boolean

Response


Example request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:insight_id/sharing/passwords
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl 
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json'\
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:insight_id/sharing/passwords/\
	-d created_at="string"

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "enabled": true,
  "access_token": "string",
  "settings": null,
  "password_required": true,
  "share_passwords": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "note": "string",
      "created_by_email": "string",
      "is_active": true
    }
  ],
  "user_access_level": "string"
}

Delete insights sharing passwords

Delete a password from the sharing configuration.

Required API key scopes

sharing_configuration:write

Path parameters

  • insight_id
    integer
  • password_id
    string

Example request

DELETE /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:insight_id/sharing/passwords/:password_id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl  -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:insight_id/sharing/passwords/:password_id/

Example response

Status 204 No response body

Create insights sharing refresh

Required API key scopes

sharing_configuration:write

Path parameters

  • insight_id
    integer

Request parameters

  • enabled
    boolean
  • settings
  • password_required
    boolean

Response


Example request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:insight_id/sharing/refresh
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl 
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json'\
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:insight_id/sharing/refresh/\
	-d created_at="string"

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "enabled": true,
  "access_token": "string",
  "settings": null,
  "password_required": true,
  "share_passwords": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "note": "string",
      "created_by_email": "string",
      "is_active": true
    }
  ],
  "user_access_level": "string"
}

List all insights thresholds

Required API key scopes

alert:read

Path parameters

  • insight_id
    integer

Query parameters

  • limit
    integer
  • offset
    integer

Response


Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:insight_id/thresholds
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:insight_id/thresholds/

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "count": 123,
  "next": "http://api.example.org/accounts/?offset=400&limit=100",
  "previous": "http://api.example.org/accounts/?offset=200&limit=100",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "name": "string",
      "configuration": {
        "bounds": null,
        "type": "absolute"
      },
      "alerts": [
        {
          "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
          "created_by": {
            "id": 0,
            "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
            "distinct_id": "string",
            "first_name": "string",
            "last_name": "string",
            "email": "user@example.com",
            "is_email_verified": true,
            "hedgehog_config": {},
            "role_at_organization": "engineering"
          },
          "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
          "insight": 0,
          "insight_short_id": "string",
          "insight_display_name": "string",
          "name": "string",
          "subscribed_users": [
            0
          ],
          "threshold": {
            "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
            "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
            "name": "string",
            "configuration": {
              "bounds": null,
              "type": "absolute"
            }
          },
          "condition": {
            "type": "absolute_value"
          },
          "state": "string",
          "enabled": true,
          "last_notified_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
          "last_checked_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
          "next_check_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
          "checks": [
            {
              "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
              "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
              "calculated_value": 0,
              "state": "Firing",
              "targets_notified": true,
              "anomaly_scores": null,
              "triggered_points": null,
              "triggered_dates": null,
              "interval": "string",
              "triggered_metadata": null,
              "investigation_status": "pending",
              "investigation_verdict": "true_positive",
              "investigation_summary": "string",
              "investigation_notebook_short_id": "string",
              "notification_sent_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
              "notification_suppressed_by_agent": true,
              "deliveries": [
                {
                  "channel": "string",
                  "target": "string",
                  "target_id": "string",
                  "template": "string",
                  "status": "string",
                  "at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
                  "display_label": "string"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "checks_total": 0,
          "config": {
            "check_ongoing_interval": null,
            "series_index": 0,
            "type": "TrendsAlertConfig"
          },
          "detector_config": {
            "detectors": [
              {
                "preprocessing": null,
                "threshold": null,
                "type": "zscore",
                "window": null
              }
            ],
            "operator": "and",
            "type": "ensemble"
          },
          "calculation_interval": "real_time",
          "snoozed_until": "string",
          "skip_weekend": true,
          "schedule_restriction": {
            "blocked_windows": [
              {
                "start": "string",
                "end": "string"
              }
            ]
          },
          "last_value": 0,
          "investigation_agent_enabled": true,
          "investigation_gates_notifications": true,
          "investigation_inconclusive_action": "notify",
          "search_match_type": "exact"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Retrieve insights thresholds

Required API key scopes

alert:read

Path parameters

  • id
    string
  • insight_id
    integer

Response


Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:insight_id/thresholds/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:insight_id/thresholds/:id/

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "name": "string",
  "configuration": {
    "bounds": null,
    "type": "absolute"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
      "created_by": {
        "id": 0,
        "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
        "distinct_id": "string",
        "first_name": "string",
        "last_name": "string",
        "email": "user@example.com",
        "is_email_verified": true,
        "hedgehog_config": {},
        "role_at_organization": "engineering"
      },
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "insight": 0,
      "insight_short_id": "string",
      "insight_display_name": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "subscribed_users": [
        0
      ],
      "threshold": {
        "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
        "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
        "name": "string",
        "configuration": {
          "bounds": null,
          "type": "absolute"
        }
      },
      "condition": {
        "type": "absolute_value"
      },
      "state": "string",
      "enabled": true,
      "last_notified_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "last_checked_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "next_check_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "checks": [
        {
          "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
          "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
          "calculated_value": 0,
          "state": "Firing",
          "targets_notified": true,
          "anomaly_scores": null,
          "triggered_points": null,
          "triggered_dates": null,
          "interval": "string",
          "triggered_metadata": null,
          "investigation_status": "pending",
          "investigation_verdict": "true_positive",
          "investigation_summary": "string",
          "investigation_notebook_short_id": "string",
          "notification_sent_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
          "notification_suppressed_by_agent": true,
          "deliveries": [
            {
              "channel": "string",
              "target": "string",
              "target_id": "string",
              "template": "string",
              "status": "string",
              "at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
              "display_label": "string"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "checks_total": 0,
      "config": {
        "check_ongoing_interval": null,
        "series_index": 0,
        "type": "TrendsAlertConfig"
      },
      "detector_config": {
        "detectors": [
          {
            "preprocessing": null,
            "threshold": null,
            "type": "zscore",
            "window": null
          }
        ],
        "operator": "and",
        "type": "ensemble"
      },
      "calculation_interval": "real_time",
      "snoozed_until": "string",
      "skip_weekend": true,
      "schedule_restriction": {
        "blocked_windows": [
          {
            "start": "string",
            "end": "string"
          }
        ]
      },
      "last_value": 0,
      "investigation_agent_enabled": true,
      "investigation_gates_notifications": true,
      "investigation_inconclusive_action": "notify",
      "search_match_type": "exact"
    }
  ]
}

Retrieve insights

Also available via the PostHog MCP server:

  • insight-get — Get insight

DRF ViewSet mixin that gates coalesced responses behind permission checks.

The QueryCoalescingMiddleware attaches cached response data to request.META["_coalesced_response"] for followers. This mixin runs DRF's initial() (auth + permissions + throttling) before returning the cached response, ensuring the request is authorized.

Required API key scopes

insight:read

Path parameters

  • id

Query parameters

  • filters_override
    string
  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"
  • from_dashboard
    integer
  • include_dashboards
    boolean
  • refresh
    string
    Default: force_cache
    One of: "async""async_except_on_cache_miss""blocking""force_async""force_blocking""force_cache""lazy_async"
  • variables_override
    string

Response


Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id/

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "id": 0,
  "short_id": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "derived_name": "string",
  "query": {
    "embedded": null,
    "full": null,
    "hidePersonsModal": null,
    "hideTooltipOnScroll": null,
    "kind": "InsightVizNode",
    "showCorrelationTable": null,
    "showFilters": null,
    "showHeader": null,
    "showLastComputation": null,
    "showLastComputationRefresh": null,
    "showResults": null,
    "showTable": null,
    "source": {
      "aggregation_group_type_index": null,
      "breakdownFilter": null,
      "calendarHeatmapFilter": null,
      "compareFilter": null,
      "conversionGoal": null,
      "dataColorTheme": null,
      "dateRange": null,
      "filterTestAccounts": false,
      "interval": "day",
      "kind": "TrendsQuery",
      "modifiers": null,
      "properties": [],
      "response": null,
      "samplingFactor": null,
      "series": [
        {
          "custom_name": null,
          "event": null,
          "fixedProperties": null,
          "kind": "EventsNode",
          "limit": null,
          "math": null,
          "math_group_type_index": null,
          "math_hogql": null,
          "math_multiplier": null,
          "math_property": null,
          "math_property_revenue_currency": null,
          "math_property_type": null,
          "name": null,
          "optionalInFunnel": null,
          "orderBy": null,
          "properties": null,
          "response": null,
          "version": null
        }
      ],
      "tags": null,
      "trendsFilter": null,
      "version": null
    },
    "suppressSessionAnalysisWarning": null,
    "version": null,
    "vizSpecificOptions": null
  },
  "order": -2147483648,
  "deleted": true,
  "dashboards": [
    0
  ],
  "dashboard_tiles": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "dashboard_id": 0,
      "deleted": true
    }
  ],
  "last_refresh": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "cache_target_age": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "next_allowed_client_refresh": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "result": null,
  "hasMore": true,
  "columns": [
    "string"
  ],
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": 0,
    "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
    "distinct_id": "string",
    "first_name": "string",
    "last_name": "string",
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "is_email_verified": true,
    "hedgehog_config": {},
    "role_at_organization": "engineering"
  },
  "description": "string",
  "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "tags": [
    null
  ],
  "favorited": true,
  "last_modified_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "last_modified_by": {
    "id": 0,
    "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
    "distinct_id": "string",
    "first_name": "string",
    "last_name": "string",
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "is_email_verified": true,
    "hedgehog_config": {},
    "role_at_organization": "engineering"
  },
  "is_sample": true,
  "effective_restriction_level": 21,
  "effective_privilege_level": 21,
  "user_access_level": "string",
  "timezone": "string",
  "is_cached": true,
  "query_status": null,
  "hogql": "string",
  "types": [
    null
  ],
  "resolved_date_range": {
    "date_from": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "date_to": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
  },
  "_create_in_folder": "string",
  "alerts": [
    null
  ],
  "filter_override_context": {
    "dashboard": null,
    "tile": null,
    "overridden_dashboard": null
  },
  "last_viewed_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "search_match_type": "exact"
}

Update insights

Also available via the PostHog MCP server:

  • insight-update — Update insight

DRF ViewSet mixin that gates coalesced responses behind permission checks.

The QueryCoalescingMiddleware attaches cached response data to request.META["_coalesced_response"] for followers. This mixin runs DRF's initial() (auth + permissions + throttling) before returning the cached response, ensuring the request is authorized.

Required API key scopes

insight:write

Path parameters

  • id

Query parameters

  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"
  • include_dashboards
    boolean

Request parameters

  • name
    stringnull
  • derived_name
    stringnull
  • query
  • order
    integernull
  • deleted
    boolean
  • dashboards
    array
  • description
    stringnull
  • tags
    array
  • favorited
    boolean
  • _create_in_folder
    string

Response


Example request

PATCH /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl -X PATCH \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id/\
	-d name=["string","null"]

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "id": 0,
  "short_id": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "derived_name": "string",
  "query": {
    "embedded": null,
    "full": null,
    "hidePersonsModal": null,
    "hideTooltipOnScroll": null,
    "kind": "InsightVizNode",
    "showCorrelationTable": null,
    "showFilters": null,
    "showHeader": null,
    "showLastComputation": null,
    "showLastComputationRefresh": null,
    "showResults": null,
    "showTable": null,
    "source": {
      "aggregation_group_type_index": null,
      "breakdownFilter": null,
      "calendarHeatmapFilter": null,
      "compareFilter": null,
      "conversionGoal": null,
      "dataColorTheme": null,
      "dateRange": null,
      "filterTestAccounts": false,
      "interval": "day",
      "kind": "TrendsQuery",
      "modifiers": null,
      "properties": [],
      "response": null,
      "samplingFactor": null,
      "series": [
        {
          "custom_name": null,
          "event": null,
          "fixedProperties": null,
          "kind": "EventsNode",
          "limit": null,
          "math": null,
          "math_group_type_index": null,
          "math_hogql": null,
          "math_multiplier": null,
          "math_property": null,
          "math_property_revenue_currency": null,
          "math_property_type": null,
          "name": null,
          "optionalInFunnel": null,
          "orderBy": null,
          "properties": null,
          "response": null,
          "version": null
        }
      ],
      "tags": null,
      "trendsFilter": null,
      "version": null
    },
    "suppressSessionAnalysisWarning": null,
    "version": null,
    "vizSpecificOptions": null
  },
  "order": -2147483648,
  "deleted": true,
  "dashboards": [
    0
  ],
  "dashboard_tiles": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "dashboard_id": 0,
      "deleted": true
    }
  ],
  "last_refresh": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "cache_target_age": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "next_allowed_client_refresh": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "result": null,
  "hasMore": true,
  "columns": [
    "string"
  ],
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": 0,
    "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
    "distinct_id": "string",
    "first_name": "string",
    "last_name": "string",
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "is_email_verified": true,
    "hedgehog_config": {},
    "role_at_organization": "engineering"
  },
  "description": "string",
  "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "tags": [
    null
  ],
  "favorited": true,
  "last_modified_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "last_modified_by": {
    "id": 0,
    "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
    "distinct_id": "string",
    "first_name": "string",
    "last_name": "string",
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "is_email_verified": true,
    "hedgehog_config": {},
    "role_at_organization": "engineering"
  },
  "is_sample": true,
  "effective_restriction_level": 21,
  "effective_privilege_level": 21,
  "user_access_level": "string",
  "timezone": "string",
  "is_cached": true,
  "query_status": null,
  "hogql": "string",
  "types": [
    null
  ],
  "resolved_date_range": {
    "date_from": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "date_to": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
  },
  "_create_in_folder": "string",
  "alerts": [
    null
  ],
  "filter_override_context": {
    "dashboard": null,
    "tile": null,
    "overridden_dashboard": null
  },
  "last_viewed_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "search_match_type": "exact"
}

Delete insights

Also available via the PostHog MCP server:

  • insight-delete — Delete insight

Hard delete of this model is not allowed. Use a patch API call to set "deleted" to true

Required API key scopes

insight:write

Path parameters

  • id

Query parameters

  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"

Example request

DELETE /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl  -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id/

Example response

Status 405 No response body

Retrieve insights activity

Also available via the PostHog MCP server:

  • insights-activity-retrieve — Get insight activity log

Audit trail for a single insight — every change made to it, by whom, and when. Use this when you want the change history of a specific insight; use the project-wide activity endpoint for a broader view.

Required API key scopes

activity_log:read

Path parameters

  • id
    integer

Query parameters

  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"
  • limit
    integer
  • page
    integer

Response


Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id/activity
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id/activity/

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
      "user": {},
      "activity": "string",
      "scope": "string",
      "item_id": "string",
      "detail": {
        "id": "string",
        "changes": [
          {
            "type": "string",
            "action": "string",
            "field": "string",
            "before": null,
            "after": null
          }
        ],
        "merge": {
          "type": "string",
          "source": null,
          "target": null
        },
        "trigger": {
          "job_type": "string",
          "job_id": "string",
          "payload": null
        },
        "name": "string",
        "short_id": "string",
        "type": "string"
      },
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "is_system": true,
      "was_impersonated": true,
      "client": "string"
    }
  ],
  "next": "http://example.com",
  "previous": "http://example.com",
  "total_count": 0
}

Retrieve insights analyze

DRF ViewSet mixin that gates coalesced responses behind permission checks.

The QueryCoalescingMiddleware attaches cached response data to request.META["_coalesced_response"] for followers. This mixin runs DRF's initial() (auth + permissions + throttling) before returning the cached response, ensuring the request is authorized.

Path parameters

  • id
    integer

Query parameters

  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"

Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id/analyze
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id/analyze/

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Retrieve insights suggestions

DRF ViewSet mixin that gates coalesced responses behind permission checks.

The QueryCoalescingMiddleware attaches cached response data to request.META["_coalesced_response"] for followers. This mixin runs DRF's initial() (auth + permissions + throttling) before returning the cached response, ensuring the request is authorized.

Path parameters

  • id
    integer

Query parameters

  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"

Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id/suggestions
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id/suggestions/

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Create insights suggestions

DRF ViewSet mixin that gates coalesced responses behind permission checks.

The QueryCoalescingMiddleware attaches cached response data to request.META["_coalesced_response"] for followers. This mixin runs DRF's initial() (auth + permissions + throttling) before returning the cached response, ensuring the request is authorized.

Path parameters

  • id
    integer

Query parameters

  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"

Request parameters

  • name
    stringnull
  • derived_name
    stringnull
  • query
  • order
    integernull
  • deleted
    boolean
  • dashboards
    array
  • description
    stringnull
  • tags
    array
  • favorited
    boolean
  • _create_in_folder
    string

Example request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id/suggestions
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl 
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json'\
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/:id/suggestions/\
	-d name=["string","null"]

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Retrieve insights all activity

Also available via the PostHog MCP server:

  • insights-all-activity-retrieve — Get recent insight activity across the project

Project-wide audit trail across all insights — who created, edited, deleted, or restored insights, what changed (with before/after diffs), and when. Useful for surfacing what people (or agents) have been working on recently.

Required API key scopes

activity_log:read

Query parameters

  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"
  • limit
    integer
  • page
    integer

Response


Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/insights/activity
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/activity/

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
      "user": {},
      "activity": "string",
      "scope": "string",
      "item_id": "string",
      "detail": {
        "id": "string",
        "changes": [
          {
            "type": "string",
            "action": "string",
            "field": "string",
            "before": null,
            "after": null
          }
        ],
        "merge": {
          "type": "string",
          "source": null,
          "target": null
        },
        "trigger": {
          "job_type": "string",
          "job_id": "string",
          "payload": null
        },
        "name": "string",
        "short_id": "string",
        "type": "string"
      },
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "is_system": true,
      "was_impersonated": true,
      "client": "string"
    }
  ],
  "next": "http://example.com",
  "previous": "http://example.com",
  "total_count": 0
}

Create insights bulk delete

Soft-delete insights in bulk by ID. Mirrors the single-insight delete: sets deleted=True, soft-deletes the insights' dashboard tiles, and removes their linked alerts. Insights the requester cannot edit are skipped and reported in skipped. Reversible via the bulk_restore endpoint.

Required API key scopes

insight:write

Query parameters

  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"

Request parameters

  • ids
    array

Response


Example request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/insights/bulk_delete
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl 
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json'\
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/bulk_delete/\
	-d ids="array"

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "deleted": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "name": "string"
    }
  ],
  "skipped": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "reason": "string"
    }
  ]
}

Create insights bulk restore

Restore soft-deleted insights in bulk by ID — the inverse of bulk_delete. Sets deleted=False and re-activates the insights' dashboard tiles on dashboards that still exist. Linked alerts are not restored (they are removed on delete). Insights the requester cannot edit are reported in skipped.

Required API key scopes

insight:write

Query parameters

  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"

Request parameters

  • ids
    array

Response


Example request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/insights/bulk_restore
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl 
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json'\
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/bulk_restore/\
	-d ids="array"

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "restored": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "name": "string"
    }
  ],
  "skipped": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "reason": "string"
    }
  ]
}

Create insights bulk set test account filter

Turn 'filter out internal and test users' on or off for every existing insight in the project. Requires project admin, matching the settings UI that fronts it. The setting of the same name only decides the default for new insights; this applies it to the insights that already exist. Only insights that store a query are changed; insights still holding legacy filters are counted in legacy and left as they are. Insights with nowhere to put the toggle, such as SQL insights, are left alone, as are insights the requester cannot edit. Dashboards follow their insights unless the dashboard sets its own override. Insights are updated in batches, so a failure part way through leaves the finished batches applied. Retrying is safe and picks up the rest.

Required API key scopes

insight:write

Query parameters

  • format
    string
    One of: "csv""json"

Request parameters

  • enabled
    boolean

Response


Example request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/insights/bulk_set_test_account_filter
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl 
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json'\
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insights/bulk_set_test_account_filter/\
	-d enabled="boolean"

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "updated": 0,
  "unchanged": 0,
  "unsupported": 0,
  "skipped": 0,
  "legacy": 0
}
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